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and the two will become one flesh,` so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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A Divinely Created Union
Commentators explain that the phrase "one flesh" refers to the profound, spiritual and physical union created in marriage, citing the original example of Adam and Eve. As scholar John Gill notes, a married man and woman become "one body." This isn't just a social contract but a divinely created bond that makes two individuals a single entity in God's eyes.
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19th Century
Anglican
And the Pharisees came to him. (See Notes on Matthew 19:3-12). We are not surprised to find St. Mark omitting the “hard s…
Jesus did not question the law. But his answer reaches back to first principles. Moses’ permission to divorce was an accommodation to human weaknes…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the two shall be one flesh This is the remaining part of the citation out of (Genesis 2:24) ; (S…
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Presbyterian
Wherever Jesus was, the people flocked after him in crowds, and he taught them. Preaching was Christ's constant practice. He shows here that the re…
